29May 2017

DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE VERTEBRAL ARTERY BLOOD FLOW DURING CERVICAL MANUAL TRACTION.

  • Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy,Faculty of Applied Science Manav Rachna International University.
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The vertebral artery in the neck region has a unique relationship with the cervical spine as well as with the muscle, ligaments and disc of the cervical region. The vertebral artery supplies 20% of the blood to the brain which has the major role in brain functioning. Various movements of the cervical spine affect the flow of blood in the vertebrobasilar artery. During normal rotation movement of the cervical spine, the vertebral artery can easily get stretched without being damaged because of its natural tortusity. It has been proposed that the movement of the head specially rotation and extension may interfere the blood flow and give rise to the symptoms of vertebrobasilary insufficiency. The present study was conducted to analyze the measurement of blood flow of vertebral artery during cervical c1-c2 manual therapy traction ultrasonographically. 42 subjects were analyzed with Doppler ultrasonography at the level of c1-c2 in neutral cervical spine without any rotation and also during cervical manual traction intervention. During cervical manual traction (mulligan c1-c2) the blood flow velocity of vertebral artery in terms of peak systolic velocity (PSv) and End diastolic velocity (EDv) increased significantly. Thus the study concluded that there was an increase of blood flow velocity during cervical manual traction.

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[Shhalini Grover. (2017); DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE VERTEBRAL ARTERY BLOOD FLOW DURING CERVICAL MANUAL TRACTION. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (May). 1717-1720] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Shhalini Grover
Manav Rachna International University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4301      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4301

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